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Oxalis Triangularis stems from the resilience of artists to continue to create through a global pandemic. It is a testament to the flexibility and creativity possible through electroacoustic composition. Developed through a call for scores in the summer of 2020, Oxalis Triangularis (referring to a purple “false shamrock” whose scientific name is Oxalis Triangularis due to its triangle-like leaves) features 33 new works written specifically to be recorded in a fully remote setting. Over the course of three albums Apply Triangle not only showcases the innovative techniques of 33 living composers but also highlights the embodied cultural nuances inherent in each composer's style.
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While recording and mixing our parts individually, the robust flavors of the music never diminished despite the physical distance. Upon revisiting the final mixes from our three-year journey, I came to the realization that each musical fragment had unconsciously and deeply engraved itself into my mind. These pieces, when brought together, have transformed into a macrocosmic kaleidoscope. They stand as separate pieces, yet also weave a tapestry of memories, forming a synthesis of the entire amalgam of mixed-taste dream that whispers nuanced emotions and mirrors the time of quarantine.
Unlike the stable recording environments that Tyler and Yoshi had, I can't recall how many different instruments, or simply pianos, I've recorded on, and how many different spaces I've borrowed to record in. Sometimes on a Steinway model D in a nice concert hall, while other times it could be a detuned old piano in a room where trains constantly passed by. There was always a chance. Despite the inconsistency in timbre and tuning across each of them, this “imperfection” ultimately breathes life into each piece, making them non-replicable.
We communicate through interactions, consciously, with our instruments. The electronics, with their unfettered character, offer an array of imaginative possibilities, or the two extremes: to connect or to disconnect. The electronic elements of each piece are so different that sometimes they compress the space, pushing me out of the room, and other times they dissect the integrated space into fragmented jigsaw puzzles while still tethered to each other. After all, isn’t all continuity just an ignorance of smaller diagrams? Aren't we all just together and alone?
The music in this last volume moves through hope, desperation, peace, isolation, acceptance, struggle, and the wistful strains of longing. As they traverse the realms once more, do we only hear each other's music, or do we see ourselves as a part of it?
… Time seems to stand still when the music plays and resumes its course when the music pauses. I find myself trapped in time, dwelling immersed in the most special moments.
– Jixue Yang
credits
released April 12, 2024
Yoshi Weinberg - flutes
Tyler Neidermayer - clarinets
Jixue Yang - piano and keyboards
Electronics by their respective composers
Engineered by Apply Triangle
Mixed by Tyler Neidermayer (except as below)
Mastered by Alex Ring Gray
Artwork by Alissa Voth
Apply Triangle is an electroacoustic trio comprised of Yoshi Weinberg (flute), Tyler Neidermayer (clarinet), and Jixue Yang (piano). Their music utilizes live electronics and processing to push the boundaries of live chamber music.
"Electronic chamber music" from this lauded ensemble, with the musicians "sampling" the notation for a stunning, innovative sound. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 8, 2017
